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Jul
Jul
#ThrowbackThursday to the Colchester Sixth Form College’s Bath House⛲ Our excavations took place from April 2005 to March 2006 as the College planned a large expansion. Previous investigations had discovered Roman […]
Tag Archives: post excavation
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Jul
Jul
Environmental sampling. Some love it, some fear it, but it’s a crucial part of archaeological analysis. In addition to collecting finds, we also take samples of interesting features. These could […]
07
Jul
Jul
Another #ThrowbackThursday for you all! Does anyone remember this shop? 👀 The excavation of 5-6 St Nicholas Street in Colchester town centre, most commonly known as the general store ‘Jacks’, took place […]
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Jun
Jun
#ThrowbackThursday to the winter of 2002-2003 at St Mary’s Hospital – a blistering one for those who remember it (some of our current staff were digging here and remember it all […]
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Jun
Jun
💡 A #ThrowbackThursday for you all! 💡 Back in 1979 CAT excavated the amazing Middleborough Mosaic. One of our long time volunteers Brenda helped as a volunteer digger and reminisces about the […]
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Jun
Jun
Yesterday our excellent #CATvolunteers and Friends of Colchester Archaeological Trust took part in our June ✨Washathon✨ to learn more about the past through the art of finds washing! Although maybe not the […]
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Jun
Jun
Well as it is #FindsFriday we thought we better start it off with a cracker of a find – Colchester’s Roman Circus 😍 The Roman Circus would have been an open-air venue […]